Becoming Witch (Korean: 마녀는 살아있다) is a South Korean television series starring Lee Yu-ri, Lee Min-young, and Yoon So-yi. It aired on TV Chosun from June 25 to September 10, 2022, every Saturday at 21:10 (KST).
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Synopsis
Three women in their 40s reach a breaking point as their already-frustrating lives go completely off the rails.
Cast
Main
Lee Yu-ri as Gong Ma-ri
She is a housewife and she has a satisfying life with her husband and daughter. She learns that her husband is having an affair. Gong Ma-ri seeks an alternative method to end her marriage.
Lee Min-young as Chae Hee-soo
She is a daughter-in-law of a chaebol family. Her marriage life is not going very well. She takes care of her mother-in-law, who is physically unwell and suffers from Alzheimer's. Chae Hee-soo endures her husband's indifference to her and she also experiences difficulties in becoming pregnant. One day, her mother-in-law gives her a terrifying, but tempting offer.
Yoon So-yi as Yang Jin-a
Her husband is not a good person. Her husband's death leads her to collect a large amount of money from his life insurance policy. With that money, Yang Jin-a is able to live a different life than what she was previously accustomed to. But, she tries to protect her money and suffers from anxiety that her money will be taken away by someone.
Jung Sang-hoon as Lee Nak-goo
The self-proclaimed celebrity broadcaster suffering from a fever due to the love unexpectedly acquired during their marriage. He wanted a divorce because he wanted to live with love like fate. But he failed every time and took the last resort to end his marriage.
Supporting
Lee Young-ran as Jo Mal-ryun
Gong Ma-ri's mother.
Kim Ye-gyeom as Lee Suzy
daughter of Gong Ma-ri and Lee Nak-goo.
Ye Soo-jung as Oh lak-eul
Is the president and advisor of a member botanical coffee shop and form a strange bond with the three women who become witches.
Park Yoon-hee as Kim Ji-il
Gong Ma-ri's lawyer.
Kim Hye-hwa as Heo Sook-hee
Oracle Cafe VVIP Membership.
Kim Young-jae as Nam Moo-young
An insurance company manager and indifferent husband's pronoun Chae Hee-soo, who suffers a lone illness from her father's deceased mother, is grateful.
Sung Byun-sook as Park Soon-nyeo
Chae Hee-soo'mother-in-law.
Kim Hyun-jun as Lee Nam-gyu
A doctor at a fertility clinic and a single father raising a daughter alone.
Ryu Yeon-seok as Kim Woo-bin
Used to be a girl's first love. In the neighborhood and ex-husband of Yang Jin-a, he enters the multi-level arena with ambitions following his friend. But in a bad situation of debt, he decided to leave for his wife.
Kim Sa-kwon as Jang Sang-pil
Extended
Kom Do-gun as Yang Jin-ah's neighbour, a keymaker.
Lee Won-jong as Natural Person on TV
Special appearance
Lee Kyu-han as Jo Doo-chang, Old friend of Yang Jin-ah.